Evaluate the following integral:

Let




1 = A(x4 + 1) + (Bx3 + Cx2 + Dx + E)(x)


Equating constants


A = 1


Equating coefficients of x4


0 = A + B


0 = 1 + B


B = – 1


Equating coefficients of x2


D = 0


Equating coefficients of x


E = 0


Thus,







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